PlayStations nabbed from children's hospital [Update 2]

by James Ransom-Wiley { Feb 2nd 2006 at 12:30PM }

Some despicable bloke has made off with a pile of PlayStations from the Yorkhill 4B Ward in Glasgow, Scotland. The sole remaining console must now be shared between more than a dozen children who are being treated for severe burns. Many of the patients are confined to their beds for weeks at a time, so the gaming consoles have become an important resource for staff caretakers.

In response to the egregious act, Angela Kelly, a Yorkhill nurse, has launched a fundraising drive, with the hopes of earning enough money to purchase 14 new PS2s, one for each child in the ward. To prevent future theft, the nurses plan to secure the consoles to trollies. A recent study has shown that playing games helps distract patients from pain.

UPDATE: For more information or to donate, contact: Yorkhill Children's Foundation

[Thanks, David]

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Charlie @ Feb 2nd 2006 12:45PM

Despicable. Someone inform Gabe & Tycho. Maybe Child's Play can help.

Jose @ Feb 2nd 2006 12:55PM

Yeah, where can we send money?

32_Footsteps @ Feb 2nd 2006 12:57PM

Wow... I've seen some pretty low things in my time. But stealing consoles from burn victims? Are they trying to make people who use drugs fished from a toilet bowl feel better about themselves?

PapaZeb @ Feb 2nd 2006 1:06PM

I think that's my intention just now, I may have some contact details for the Yorkhill hospital.

I'm from Glasgow originally, I've supported Child's Play every year and had hopes at getting Yorkhill in for next year to increase the UKs presence beyond the school in Liverpool, but this situation just makes me sick.

MegaWatts @ Feb 2nd 2006 1:06PM

Unbelievable.

Find the thief and set him ablaze.

How do people justify such unforgiveable deeds like this? The thief is scum.

Edgar @ Feb 2nd 2006 1:08PM

Thats Low.

But hey they get to upgrade to PS2's...

Speaking of which I can't believe the current price for. They still cost more than a Gamecube.

benj @ Feb 2nd 2006 1:14PM

Suprise Suprise...the UK

One of the highest crime rates in the world.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/12/01/ncrime01.xml&sSheet=/news/2002/12/01/ixhome.html

Can't wait to leave this place.

Ryan Williams @ Feb 2nd 2006 1:16PM

A bullet in the forehead seems an appropriate course of action to follow in retaliation to this.

Robert Khoo @ Feb 2nd 2006 1:25PM

Can anyone get us the contact info for Angela Kelly? Feel free to contact me at rkhoo@penny-arcade.com. Thanks guys. Hopefully we'll be able to help out. :)

neale @ Feb 2nd 2006 1:26PM

thats glasgow for you

also, just yesterday (or day before) an 11 year old girl from glasgow died from a heroin overdose

PapaZeb @ Feb 2nd 2006 1:29PM

Robert - I just emailed Tycho the contact info for Angela but I'll resend to you

Spiza @ Feb 2nd 2006 1:31PM

Nintendo, sony, or MS should pick up on this story and donate consoles/games.

Gary Marshall @ Feb 2nd 2006 1:50PM

Hi folks. The children's charity at yorkhill has a site at http://www.yorkhillchildrensfoundation.org, and the fundraising email's yorkhill.fund@yorkhill.scot.nhs.uk.

Spiza @ Feb 2nd 2006 2:01PM

http://www.yorkhillchildrensfoundation.org

pls remember spaces.

Spiza @ Feb 2nd 2006 2:03PM

http://www.yorkhillchildrensfoundation.org maybe this one will work, ugh

Paul Laska @ Feb 2nd 2006 2:07PM

Can someone please post the contact information. I want to personally donate some money, and also try to get more people at work in on it too. I tried the http://www.yorkhillchildrensfoundation.org link in post 13, but I receive an error that it couldn't be found. Thanks.

Gary Marshall @ Feb 2nd 2006 2:18PM

That was my fault, sorry - I'd used a comma at the end of the URL. The links in 15 and 16 work fine and dandy.

ill trooper @ Feb 2nd 2006 2:28PM

Damn those XBox fanboys! This is a new low...

yay @ Feb 2nd 2006 2:43PM

LOL, awesome!

Myron @ Feb 2nd 2006 4:30PM

If Sony's paying attention they should donate a stack of machines and earn millions in good will.

Helms @ Feb 2nd 2006 5:42PM

Been thinking about trading in that playstation2 for cash or credit? Send it to these kids instead. I just did.

Andy Grey @ Feb 2nd 2006 6:57PM

I recently was staying at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, who has a PS2 in almost every room. SWEET! But there was incident of theft a few months ago. I couldn't believe people would do this to someone like myself, who would have trouble sleeping and enjoyed playing a game or two. Just not right.